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CMAR RFP (11.07.25)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK (CMAR)

Preconstruction and Construction Phase Services for

Fort Worth Water Gardens

City Project No. 104751

City of Fort Worth

Mattie Parker Jesus “Jay” Chapa

Mayor City Manager

Dave Lewis Director, Park & Recreation

Prepared for

The City of Fort Worth

Park & Recreation Department

FEB 2026

CONSULTING FIRM LOGO

Texas Registered Engineering Firm F-2144

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Table of Contents

Section 1. Definitions and Documents

Section 2. Description of Project

Section 3. Small Business Goal

Section 4. CMAR Services

Section 5. Procedural Items

Section 6. Content of Proposal and Evaluation Criteria

Section 7. Award and Execution of Contract

Section 8. Bonds and Insurance …………………………………………………

Section 9. Inspection and Construction Material Testing

Section 10. Proposed Schedule

Exhibits and Attachments:

Map 1 – Location Map

Map 2 – Preliminary Plan Layout of Project

Exhibit A– Proposal Transmittal Letter (and corporate verification of authority)

Exhibit B – Statement of Experience

Exhibit C – Proposed Project Key Personnel

Exhibit D – Exceptions to Agreement (see Attachment 2)

Exhibit E – Conflict of Interest

Exhibit F – Client Reference Form

Exhibit G – Bond Forms & Insurance

Exhibit H – Safety History Table

Exhibit I – Construction Budget and Fee Proposals

Exhibit J – Evaluation Criteria

Exhibit K – Prevailing Wage Rates

Attachment 1 – General Conditions for CMAR Project

Attachment 2 – Draft Construction Manager at Risk Agreement

Attachment 3 – Small Business Goal

Attachment 4 – Prequalification Resources

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Introduction:

The City of Fort Worth, Texas desires to select a Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) contractor to provide CMAR services in connection with the final design and construction of Fort Worth Water Gardens renovation project at 1502 Commerce Street. The selection will be a one-step process in accordance with Texas Government Code Ch. 2269.251 et seq.

The City will be evaluating the proposers, in general, on: project delivery techniques, approaches and relevant experience that results in the following value statements for the project and City:

1. Efficiency in overall delivery timeline (schedule).

2. Increased and/or enhanced functionality resulting from phasing and sequencing of project delivery to reduce impacts to homeowners and business owners and improve public mobility during construction.

3. Cost-savings and cost-avoidance (project construction change order/Field Order reductions) identified during preconstruction phase - constructability review of the design.

4. Reduced risk resulting from early engagement of the Construction Manager to optimize construction delivery in collaboration with the City’s contracted Engineer.

CMAR or alternative delivery project management experience is desired and will be recognized in two ways:

1. Demonstrated relevant CMAR experience of the Proposer; and/or,

2. Value-delivery techniques on non-CMAR projects that demonstrate results and benefits to the project and Owner.

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SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS AND DOCUMENTS

A. Definitions: In this Request for Proposals capitalized terms whether defined herein or in the General Conditions (in the event of duplicate definitions which cannot be harmonized, the specific shall govern over the general) shall mean:

Agreement means the written instrument memorializing the understanding between City and CMAR regarding the prosecution of the Work’s Preconstruction Phase services and Construction Phase Services.

City or Owner means the City of Fort Worth, Texas.

CMAR means Construction Manager-at-Risk: the Proposer with which the City contracts to provide the construction manager-at-risk Preconstruction Phase Services and Construction Phase Services for the Project.

Construction Budget means the amount of $4,050,000.00, in currently available funds, as detailed on Exhibit I.

Construction Phase Services means the Construction services for the Project as more fully described in this RFP and the Contract.

Construction Phase Fee means the fee, generally expressed as a percentage of the Cost of Work, Proposer seeks to earn for fulfilling the general conditions (to include profit, general overhead and other costs associated with supporting the Work) and prosecution of the Work.

Contract Documents means the entire contract consisting of the Agreement, the Request for Proposals, CMAR’s Proposal, the Construction Documents, and any exhibits thereto, and other necessary documents as may be indicated by the City whether specifically attached hereto or provided separately.

Engineer means Freese and Nichols, Inc., with whom the City has contracted to design the Project.

Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) means the maximum cost to the City for CMAR to construct the Project within the Construction Budget, inclusive of the Construction Phase Fee.

Preconstruction Phase Services means the preconstruction phase services that the CMAR must provide as more fully described in this RFP and the Contract.

Preconstruction Phase Services Fee means the entire cost to provide the Preconstruction Phase Services including overhead, profit and all other expenses.

Project specifically means the construction of renovation improvements to the Fort Worth Water Gardens.

Proposal means the Proposer’s written response to this RFP.

Proposer means a person, corporation, partnership, or other entity that submits a Proposal in response to this RFP.

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RFP means Owner’s request for proposals seeking responses from eligible Proposers including, at a minimum, the Proposer’s proposed fees and prices for fulfilling any general conditions or Work related to the Project.

Work means all labor, materials, equipment, and services necessary to construct, erect, install, equip, complete and commission the Project as provided in the Contract Documents. Work shall not include Preconstruction Phase Services.

B. Documents: The Exhibits and Attachments listed above in the table of contents are attached hereto and are incorporated as part of this RFP.

SECTION 2: DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

A. The Project consists of various improvements in the eastern active pool area adjacent to Main Street and its associated pump building.

B. The City’s Consultant Engineer is in the process of preparing design engineering documents and plans. The design process has just begun and we are proceeding forward to our 30% design.

C. The scope of Work includes (approximate current design complete level listed in parenthesis):

Areas to be included:

A. Active pool improvements

1. Replace water features piping

2. New plaster (water proofing)

3. Replace water fountain lighting, conduits and wiring

4. Replace controls

5. Replace filtration

6. Replace water treatment system

B. Pump room #1 expansion

1. Expand existing pump room to include new separate chemical room and electrical equipment room

2. Renovate existing restroom to be ADA compliant

3. Replace all water feature electrical equipment

4. Replace Motor Control Center “MCC-A”

5. Replace water feature pumping system and associated piping

6. HVAC system improvements for pump room and electrical equipment room

7. Miscellaneous electrical improvements

C. Site general condition improvements (within project area)

1. Miscellaneous and supportive work necessary for the pump room #1 expansion, including:

i. Hardscape demolition and restoration

ii. Modification to drainage system

iii. Modification to trees/planters as needed to accommodate improvements.

C. Project Team. The City has selected Freese and Nichols, Inc., as the Engineer. The City’s team of employees who will work on this Project consists of Park & Recreation Department personnel and other departments as needed.

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CMAR shall not be authorized to direct the Engineer to make changes to plans, specifications, quantities, or any other work product produced by the Engineer for the Project.

D. Additional Professional Services. The City will contract separately for (1) inspection services,

(2) testing of materials, (3) any verification testing services necessary for acceptance of the Project. The City reserves the right to retain other professionals and consultants to assist it with Preconstruction Phase and Construction Phase services and monitoring the Work.

E. Permissions/Rejections. The CMAR will not perform any phase of services until the City provides the CMAR with written notice to proceed with that phase. The City may determine not to proceed with any and/or a portion of the Construction Phase Services, at the City’s sole discretion.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

SECTION 3: SMALL BUSINESS GOAL

In accordance with the City’s Small Business Ordinance, No. 27832-08-25, the City has established a goal for the participation of small businesses for City contracts $100,000 or greater.

The Small Business Goal for Construction Phase Services is 30%.

A. Proposers shall review and familiarize themselves with the guidelines found in Attachment 3

– Small Business Documents. If a Proposer is certified as a Small Business Firm, such

Proposer, when acting as CMAR, may count its self-performance of construction services towards meeting the Business Equity Goal. If such Proposer will not self-perform a sufficient amount of the work to meet the small business goal, it will be required to provide subcontracting opportunities with certified small business firms to meet the goal. If during the Pre-Construction

Phase, and prior to issuing a call for bids or proposals for the major elements of the project, the

CMAR determines there are not sufficient small business opportunities, the CMAR may, working with the Engineer and City’s project manager, seek a waiver from the small business goal. If CMAR issues early work packages, whether one or more, or procures long-lead materials, eligible small businesses procured under Texas law and properly contracted may be counted toward meeting the small business goal.

B. At the time the Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal is submitted to the City, it shall be accompanied by the CMAR’s Small Business Utilization Plan, found in Attachment 3. Failure to meet the goal may result in the GMP proposal being rejected.

C. Failure to comply with the Small Business Ordinance after presentation of an accepted

GMP may subject the CMAR to sanctions.

SECTION 4: CMAR SERVICES

A. PRECONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES

The CMAR Preconstruction Phase services will be provided for a fixed cost identified in the Proposal. The CMAR will provide the following Preconstruction Phase Services:

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1. Provide a Project Manager, all Key Personnel and all other associated personnel necessary to fully meet the CMAR obligations for the Preconstruction Phase Services;

2. Participate in one Project kick off meeting for Preconstruction Phase Services;

3. Participate in bi-weekly meetings or workshops with the Engineer, Owner or others as needed;

4. Provide Insurance for the Pre-Construction and Construction Phases as described in Section 8;

5. Provide monthly progress reports and percent of complete billings;

6. Provide monthly project planning and scheduling report (using critical path method, if required) and prepare cash flow analyses for both the pre-construction and construction phases;

7. Consult with, advise and provide recommendations to the City and the Engineer on all aspects of the design, proposed construction, drawings and specifications and review prequalification of subcontractor requirements, if any;

8. Provide constructability review and consult on constructability issues of the design documents, plans and specifications, including written reports and recommendations on design packaging to advance construction, material availability and independent quantity calculations;

9. Provide list of additional details needed on the design documents and final design review plans that would be needed to complete the project in the allotted time, facilitate the intent of the project, support cost control measures, or to accelerate aspects of the work;

10. Provide input and assist Engineer in developing construction sequencing;

11. Identify and evaluate methods to gain efficiency in Project delivery;

12. Incorporate the City’s standard specifications and provisions relating to quality, safety, community, and environmental factors;

13. Identify, evaluate and propose alternatives to reduce schedule, reduce costs, or improvements that otherwise will improve the Project for the City. Provide cost/benefit analysis of alternatives to the City and Engineer for approval prior to incorporation in the

GMP;

14. Identify and evaluate early work packages of the Project that may require less than 100% design prior to commencing construction such as specific independent project elements, utilities relocation, grading or site clearing;

15. Identify long-lead materials or equipment that will impact critical path delivery of project and inform the City if anticipated delays in procurement will alter the Project Schedule.

Provide written documentation on the availability of labor, materials/equipment, building systems, cost-sensitive aspects of the design and other factors that may impact the GMP Proposal(s) and/or the Project Schedule;

16. Provide rough order of magnitude construction estimate at 30% and 90%, if applicable;

17. Develop for review an emergency/site safety plan and a quality management plan that complies with the Contract Documents. Develop for review a Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) program to outline continuing attention to the production and installation of fit for purpose Work;

18. Provide an environmental management plan detailing programs for a storm water pollution prevention plan and handling other environmental issues (dust, on site chemicals and fuel, etc.) required to comply with permits and regulations applicable to the Project;

19. Identify Work which the Proposer intends to self-perform (if minor) or compete for award (if major) and inform the Project Manager of same;

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20. Identify which work, if any, should be procured through value-based competitive selections in lieu of low bid and to the extent possible, inform the Project Manager of same;

21. Identify work types which will require pre-qualified contractors and obtain familiarization with the City’s prequalification requirements;

22. Provide updated subsurface utility engineering (SUE) up to and including Level A, as required, to re-confirm the location of existing or relocated utilities after initial SUE, or, if none, to ascertain subsurface conditions and physical conditions of existing subsurface facilities and underground utilities as needed to minimize schedule delay and cost impacts in advance of construction. The CMAR may provide in the GMP for additional SUE investigations to improve the adequacy and completeness of the site condition information;

23. Create or utilize contract documents that are sufficiently clear and detailed to minimize ambiguity and scope interpretation during Preconstruction and Construction Phase;

24. Develop independent detailed construction cost estimates for the Project and Critical Path Method schedules at the 90% and final design milestones;

25. Publicly solicit and competitively procure, pursuant to applicable City prequalification requirements, trade contractors, including self-performance, or subcontractors or suppliers for all major elements of the construction work, and if necessary, for materials, estimated at greater than $100,000.00 and comply with the City’s Small Business Ordinance regardless of procurement amount;

26. At 90% design, or at a mutually agreeable alternative design percent, provide a complete, detailed, written GMP proposal including: list of bids or proposals received identifying the bidders/proposers and their bid/proposal prices, certifying CMAR’s compliance to the small business goal, if necessary, resource loaded baseline schedule with anticipated cash flow, line item cost breakdowns with conditions and assumptions and CMAR contingency.

Provide open book pricing including raw costs, markups, bid adjustments and conditioning or other cost data for CMAR, or CMAR’s subcontractors if requested by the City;

27. Attend, prepare, and lead meeting with City and Engineer to present GMP Proposal. CMAR shall negotiate in good faith with City staff on GMP proposal.

B. CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES

The CMAR Construction Phase services will be provided for a percentage fee of the Cost of Work as identified in the Proposal and described in the General Conditions. The CMAR will provide the following Construction Phase Services:

1. Provide Performance Bond, Payment Bond, and 2-year Maintenance Bond(s) as described in Section 8;

2. Participate in one Project Kick Off Meeting for Construction Phase Services;

3. Coordinate, oversee, furnish, install, and manage construction of the Work in strict accordance with the Contract Documents including the Plans and Specifications and General Conditions within the Guaranteed Maximum Price and within the Contract Time agreed upon by the CMAR and the City. CMAR shall provide or procure all necessary labor, equipment, and materials to complete the Work;

4. Establish contracts with subcontractors and material suppliers to perform the Work and maintain strict enforcement of City’s or other applicable prevailing wage requirements;

5. Review and monitor the final design and suggest equipment, materials and systems for selection;

6. Review site safety/emergency response plan with subcontractors;

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7. Coordinate with and acquire all applicable permits from local and state agencies unless otherwise defined in the Contract Documents, as necessary;

8. Coordinate with all third parties hired by the City in connection with or to help facilitate the Work;

9. Procure all necessary labor, materials and equipment not previously procured during Preconstruction Phase to facilitate the Construction Phase of the Project;

10. Manage all procurement and construction-related subcontracts including inspection of the Work performed by subcontractors to verify conformance with the Contract Documents;

11. Monitor and maintain quality controls over shop drawings, equipment and materials, implementation and the Work;

12. Implement the construction site safety plan to provide a safe working environment for the Project; maintain, update and implement as needed the emergency response plan;

13. Conduct a Pre-Construction Meeting with all the contractors, sub-contractors, inspectors, City staff and other entities performing major elements of the work prior to the start of their work activities;

14. Implement traffic control plans created during Preconstruction Phase or provide mutually agreeable alternative plans based on actual field conditions;

15. Comply with City, county or state regulations for the management of storm water, dust and other regulatory environmental requirements;

16. Follow established protocols and procedures to track, expedite and process all submittals, Project change orders/Field Orders and requests for information;

17. Monitor and update monthly the Critical Path Method or other scheduling for the Project, prepare three week look ahead work schedules consistent with overall schedule. Provide monthly progress reports inclusive of earned value analysis of the progress achieved to date, any concerns regarding delays or potential delays, and any recommendations regarding mitigating actions;

18. Monitor and update monthly: contingency (CMAR’s contingency and Owner’s Contingency), project Allowance and shared savings tabulations and CMAR’s cumulative earned fee;

19. Review and process all pay request applications from subcontractors;

20. Conduct monthly progress meetings with the on-site trade foremen or superintendents and subcontractor representatives, as applicable;

21. Attend bi-weekly (every two weeks) meetings with City Staff, inspectors, and other entities;

22. Supervise, receive and manage product warranties/guaranty documents, if any, issued for materials or equipment and related installation, and provide same to the City upon Final Acceptance of the Project, or at a date negotiated by the Parties;

23. Conduct walk-throughs at Substantial Completion and for the Final Inspection with the Park & Recreation Department, and Engineer at the appropriate times and at 20 months after Final Acceptance regarding the two-year warranty;

24. Implement close out procedures and complete punch list items necessary for the City to accept the Project as being finally complete; provide lien waivers and affidavits of bills paid from all subcontractors and material suppliers;

25. Complete all Construction Phase Services and Work no later than the end date of the Project Time established as part of Article 6 – Project Time and Liquidated Damages, of the CMAR Agreement (Attachment 2 – CMAR Agreement);

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26. Prepare a final report on all construction costs and provide final as-buit documents in hard copy, PDF and/or other electronic format as specified by the Engineer.

C. SELF PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

In accordance with Texas law, the CMAR may seek to self-perform work if the CMAR submits a bid or proposal in the same manner as all other trade subcontractors or suppliers and the City determines that the CMAR’s low bid or proposal provides the best value for the submitted work.

The CMAR must still meet the Small Business goal even if self-performing some or all of the Construction Phase Services.

SECTION 5: PROCEDURAL ITEMS

A. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

1. The City may reject any or all Proposals and/or waive minor deviations and/or irregularities therein and evaluate proposals.

2. The City reserves the right to cancel this project for any reason at any time during the proposal evaluation process without incurring any obligations or liabilities.

3. The City reserves the right to modify the CMAR procurement schedule.

B. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

1. Proposal Each Proposal should be prepared simply and provide a straightforward and concise description of the Proposer’s ability to perform, as a CMAR, the required Preconstruction Phase Services and Construction Phase Services as described in this RFP and the Agreement as per the General Conditions. Emphasis should be on completeness, clarity of content, responsiveness to the requirements and an understanding of the City’s needs. Vague or misleading statements will be viewed unfavorably.

2. Modifications to Submissions No modifications to materials that have been submitted to the City are allowed unless Proposer withdraws its entire response. Resubmittal is acceptable up to the time specified for submittal of proposals.

3. Disclosure of Proprietary Information All materials submitted to the City become public property and are subject to the Texas Public Information Act upon receipt. If the Proposer does not desire submitted information that it considers to be proprietary to be disclosed, each page must be identified and marked proprietary at the time of submittal. The City will, but only to the extent allowed by law, endeavor to protect such information from disclosure.

Failure to identify proprietary information will result in all unmarked sections being deemed non-proprietary and available upon public request. City will notify any and all Proposers if a Public Information Act request is received to allow a Proposer to prepare its own response to protect its proprietary material beyond that which the City is allowed. Entire Proposals marked as proprietary will not be provided any special care under a PIA request.

4. Costs of Preparing Proposal All costs of preparing the Proposal shall be the sole responsibility of the person or entity submitting the information.

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5. Pre-Proposal Conference A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at 1:00 p.m. on

Thursday, March 12, 2026. The conference will be held in the room MZ06-50, Mezzanine Floor of City Hall, 100 Fort Worth Trail, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. The presentation given at the conference and any questions and answers provided at the conference will be issued as an Addendum to the bid. All interested proposers are strongly encouraged to participate in this conference.

6. Further Information and Questions Information requests and questions must be submitted in writing by email and received by the City Project Manager no later than Monday, March 23, 2026 at 5:00 pm. Responses to all requests and questions will be emailed to all known interested parties and posted to the City of Fort Worth Bonfire website at http:

www.fortworthgov.org/purchasing by end of day, Tuesday, March 24th, 2026.

Please email all information requests and questions regarding this RFP, with “Project

Name RFP” noted in the email Subject Line, to:

Seth Henry, Landscape Architect Park & Recreation Department

100 Fort Worth Trail Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Seth.henry@fortworthtexas.gov

7. Anti-Lobbying Proposers submitting Proposals and any interested subcontractors are prohibited from directly or indirectly communicating with, including but not limited to contact by email, phone or in person, any City of Fort Worth representative regarding this RFP, except as provided herein for requests for further information.

8. Submission of Proposal The proposal shall be limited to 25 pages. Proposals must be printed on letter-sized (8.5 inch by 11 inch) paper. Sheets as large as 11 inches by 17 inches may be used for graphics and will be counted as two pages. Each section will be uploaded separately into Bonfire.

The 25-page maximum does not include a one-page cover letter and the required fee proposal form. The Proposal shall use 10 pt. font or larger for the text. Resumes of Key Personnel may be uploaded to Bonfire if desired, not to exceed an additional 10 pages. The RFP must be submitted in PDF format. A signature must appear on the cover letter.

9. Receipt of All Proposals Proposals, including all required forms and documents, must be uploaded to Bonfire at https://fortworthtexas.bonfirehub.com.

Facsimile submittals will not be accepted.

Fort Worth Water Gardens – 1502 Commerce St

CMAR RFP

City Project Number 104751 Park & Recreation Department

All Proposals must be fully uploaded to Bonfire no later than 1:30 pm on Thursday, March, 26, 2026. All proposals will be publicly opened and the names of the Proposers and the submitted fees and prices for the Project will be read aloud at 2:00 pm the same day at

Fort Worth City Hall. Proposals received after the date and time specified herein will be returned unopened.

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10. Conflict of Interest Questionnaire Each Proposer must complete and submit directly to the City Secretary’s Office, an original Conflict of Interest Questionnaire. If a Proposer already has a Conflict of Interest Questionnaire on file with the City Secretary’s Office, a Proposer may so certify to that fact. See Exhibit E.

11. Financial Statement Proposers should provide one copy of an audited financial statement from the current or previous year or, if the Proposer does not have audited financial statements, the previous year and current year-to-date financial statements. The single financial statement should be submitted with the original proposal, and may be provided in a separate sealed envelope and does not affect the page count.

SECTION 6: CONTENT OF PROPOSAL AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

Proposers shall submit complete responses to all requirements described in this RFP. Although concise submittals are preferred, proposals must be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate that the Proposer can successfully deliver the CMAR scope of services. All items in all tabs shall be included in each copy of the Proposal. Proposals containing incomplete information will be rejected.

A. The Proposal must contain the following information in the following order:

1. Cover Letter (Pass/Fail) Not included in page count

The Proposer’s one-page cover letter should clearly state that the Proposal is valid for 90 days from submission of the Proposal and should be signed by an individual with authority to commit the Proposer to the Project. The 90-day period applies to the Exhibit I.

2. Forms and Certifications (Pass/Fail) Not included in page count

The Forms and Certifications in Exhibits A – K are attached for use in documenting compliance with the City’s procurement process, Business Equity Firm requirements and for use in preparing the Proposer’s Price Proposal.

3. Proposer’s Corporate Experience and Financial Stability (10 point maximum, not to exceed 3 pages) Included in page count

The Proposer shall provide information in a tabular format, for roadway construction projects of similar size, and scope, including project durations for projects completed or currently in progress for all owners within the past ten years. The proposer shall demonstrate a history of completing projects on time and financial capacity to deliver the Project.

Proposer shall identify and present a detailed summary on up to five projects that best represent the Proposer’s relevant, demonstrated experience and services requested for the Project. The total number of projects presented shall not be less than three.

The Proposer shall identify its experience in the performance of CMAR Pre-Construction Services which will be required on this project, specifically (1) working with design engineers in the preparation of construction documents, (2) constructability reviews based on engineering drawings and site visits, (3) preparing cost estimates on partially completed construction documents, (4) project scheduling, and (5) developing a GMP. The proposer should explain the benefits of their experience in terms of value for the Project.

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The Proposer shall identify the major work elements/trades of a typical project and identify if the Proposer intends to self-perform such elements/trades and provide examples of those elements/trades which it normally self-performs. The listing of major work elements/trades should, at a minimum, include those listed under Section 2 Description of Project above.

4. Pricing of CMAR Services (5 points maximum, not to exceed 1 page) Not included in page count

Provide the Preconstruction Phase Cost (expressed in dollars) and Construction Phase Fee (expressed as a percentage of cost of work) on Exhibit I – Construction Budget and Fee Proposal.

Provide any proposed incentives for delivery.

5. CMAR Qualifications and Experience of Key Personnel (relevant Non-CMAR construction experience acceptable) (20 points maximum, not to exceed 6 pages)

Included in page count

Overall qualifications, capacity, experience and workload of the Proposer’s Key Personnel to perform the required Preconstruction Phase Services and Construction Phase Services shall be provided.

Additional information should demonstrate results and successes with projects of similar size and scope (CMAR and Non-CMAR Experience) including Proposer’s relevant experience in project delivery such as: value engineering, constructability reviews, value analysis and best practices in construction delivery methods (design/bid/build, construction management at risk and design-build) and associated Preconstruction Services. The team’s value proposition shall be clearly communicated through experience, results and assigned roles and responsibilities.

Proposer shall provide an organizational chart showing all Key Personnel and other personnel (either by name or job category) for both Preconstruction Phase and Construction Phase Services. Include a statement that proposed Key Personnel will be dedicated and available for the performance of the Project and will only be changed with prior written approval by the City. State the amount of time, on a percentage basis, each Key Personnel is expected to charge during the Preconstruction Phase and Construction Phase Services.

The Proposer will provide client references for three of the projects listed in Item 3 using Exhibit F.

6. Project Approach (65 points maximum, not to exceed 15 pages) Included in page count

Preconstruction Services (10 points maximum) Describe the approach to the successful completion of the Preconstruction Phase Services.

Discuss the potential benefits from these activities to the overall Project. Use examples from prior efforts to prove benefits. Identify any specialized skills or special consideration that Proposer will be able to provide.

Construction Approach (15 points maximum)

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Describe the approach to the successful completion of the Construction Phase Services and identify any specialized skills or special considerations that Proposer will be able to provide.

Use specific examples where possible.

Describe in detail Proposer’s approach to dealing with delivery impacts (i.e. adverse weather, operational issues, etc.), working with stakeholder and customer communities, and managing sub contractors. Approach to managing and maintaining cost and schedule as it relates to franchise utilities and third-party stakeholders.

QA/QC and Safety Plan (5 points maximum) Describe how Proposer will develop and implement quality assurance/quality control and site safety plans to achieve a successful project.

Cost and Schedule Control (35 points maximum) Describe how Proposer will manage and control costs and schedule. Discuss how change management process will be addressed.

7. Compliance with the Business Equity Ordinance (Responsive/Non-Responsive), Not to exceed 1 page) Included in page count

Proposer shall acknowledge and commit to meeting the overall diverse Business Equity goal and present its preliminary Utilization Plan (as defined above in Section 3.D.). Failure to submit a preliminary Utilization Plan may render a Proposer non-responsive and cause the Proposal to be rejected.

B. Review of Proposals and Release of Information

The City will convene a team to apply the Evaluation Criteria set forth in this RFP and to rank the qualified Proposers with the goal to select the Proposer that offers the best value under the evaluation criteria.

Within seven days after the City Council authorizes execution of the CMAR contract, the City will document the basis of its selection and make the evaluations public.

C. Guaranteed Maximum Price

1. The GMP will be established during the Preconstruction Phase Services and will be acknowledged as an amendment to the CMAR Agreement. The CMAR assumes the risk of completing the Work for the stated GMP and within the allotted Contract time. Cost sharing arrangements are more fully described in the Contract. Adherance to the GMP, as may be amended by the parties, shall be the responsibility of CMAR. Cost overruns shall be borne by the CMAR.

2. Prevailing Wages. The City is required to comply with Chapter 2258 (as amended) of the Texas Government Code. This statute, among other things, requires all contractors and subcontractors performing public works contracts for a municipality to:

a. pay the prevailing wage rate as determined by the municipality;

b. keep records of the name and occupation of each worker, laborer and mechanic employed by them to work on the Project and the actual per diem wages paid to each;

and

c. forfeit, as a penalty, sixty dollars ($60.00) per day for each laborer, worker, or mechanic who is not paid the stipulated wage for the type of work performed by him as required

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d. The prevailing wage for this Project will be included in the GMP calculation and will be established at the time the bids/proposals are requested for the major elements of the Work.

SECTION 7: AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT

After evaluation and ranking, Staff will attempt to negotiate a contract with the top ranked Proposer.

If negotiations fail, the City will end the negotiations in writing and commence negotiations with the next-highest ranked Proposer, and so on, until a contract is negotiated or all candidates are rejected.

At this stage, Staff will negotiate only those items listed as Exceptions to Agreement - Exhibit D, and any cost sharing proposals submitted on Exhibit I. Excessive contract exceptions will be viewed unfavorably.

The initial notice to proceed will be for the Preconstruction Phase Services. The City may elect to not proceed with the Construction Phase Services, at the City’s sole and exclusive discretion.

As provided in the Agreement, the City may terminate the contract after the Preconstruction Phase if a GMP cannot be negotiated during the Preconstruction Phase as well as during the Construction Phase - with or without cause.

To comply with Article 11, Sec. 5 of the Texas Constitution, the City will include the following provision in the Contract:

“Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Contract, if this Contract provides for the City to make payments to the CMAR in any fiscal year following the City’s fiscal year in which this Contract begins and the City’s City Council fails to appropriate funds to make the payments, then this Contract automatically terminates at the beginning of the first day of the successive fiscal year for which funds were not appropriated, and the City shall not be obligated to make or have any liability to the CMAR for the payments.”

SECTION 8: BONDS AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

Performance and Payment Bonds. If a fixed contract amount or guaranteed maximum price has not been determined at the time the CMAR contract is awarded, the penal sums of the performance and payment bonds delivered to the governmental entity must each be in an amount equal to the estimated Construction Budget, as specified in this RFP and on a form acceptable to the City. The CMAR shall deliver the bonds not later than the 10th day after the date the CMAR executes the contract unless the CMAR furnishes a bid bond or other financial security acceptable to the City to ensure that the CMAR will furnish the required performance and payment bonds when a guaranteed maximum price is established.

If any Maintenance Bonds are required, said bonds shall be provided or procured by the CMAR and shall be in the name of and in favor of the City. All payment, performance and maintenance bonds issued with respect to this section shall be provided by a surety authorized to do business in the State of Texas and in accordance with Texas Gov’t Code 2253.

The City’s bond forms are provided in Exhibit G.

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Insurance. Please refer to Attachment 1 General Conditions for CMAR Project at Article 5, Section 5.03-5.05 for detailed insurance values, limits and descriptions.

SECTION 9: INSPECTION AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TESTING

The City will provide or contract for, independently of the CMAR’s services, inspection services, testing of construction materials, engineering, and the verification testing services necessary for acceptance of the Work. The selected Proposer will be required to coordinate these services.

SECTION 10: PROPOSED SCHEDULE

Publication of Request for Proposals (1st) Feb 18, 2026 Publication of Request for Proposals (2nd) March 4, 2026 Pre-proposal Conference (1:00 PM) March 12, 2026

Deadline for Comments (5:00 PM) March 23, 2026 Final Addendum Posted (5:00 PM) March 24, 2026 RFP Submittals Due: 1:30 PM March 26, 2026 Opened and Read Aloud: 2:00 PM March 26, 2026

Evaluation of Proposals March 2026 Notice to Selected CMAR April 2026 Contract Negotiations April 2026 CMAR Contract Award (M&C) May 2026

Notice to Proceed (Preconstruction Phase) May/June 2026 GMP Proposal Delivery November 2026 Notice to Proceed (Construction Phase) March 2027

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Map 1 – Location Map

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Exhibit A - Proposal Transmittal Letter

TO: City of Fort Worth, Texas

FROM:

(Proposer's Name)

FOR: Cromwell Marine Creek Road from Boat Club Road to Marine Creek Parkway

Submitted: , 2026

The undersigned Proposer, in compliance with your Request for Proposal for this Project, having examined the Request for Proposal and Contract Documents and the site of the proposed work, and being familiar with all of the conditions surrounding the construction of the proposed Project, including the availability of materials and labor, hereby proposes to perform Construction Manager-at-Risk Services including development of a Guaranteed Maximum Price Proposal and to construct the Project in accordance with the said Contract Documents.

The Proposer agrees, if this Proposal is accepted, to enter into a written contract with the City of Fort Worth, Texas to furnish all items necessary to perform the Construction Manager-at-Risk Services including Pre- Construction Services and Construction Services in full and complete accordance with the reasonably intended requirements of the respective scopes of work to the full and entire satisfaction of the City of Fort Worth, Texas with a definite understanding that no compensation will be allowed for extra work except as set forth in the Contract Documents.

The Proposer agrees, if the Guaranteed Maximum Price Proposal is accepted, to commence with the construction of the Project completely by furnishing all necessary products, machinery, tools, apparatus, means of transportation and labor necessary to complete the construction of the Work in full and complete accordance with the reasonably intended requirements of the Contract Documents to the full and entire satisfaction of the City of Fort Worth, Texas with a definite understanding that no compensation will be allowed for extra work except as set forth in the Contract Documents.

The Proposer hereby affirms that the signatory is duly qualified and authorized to execute this Proposal Transmittal Letter submitting the Proposer’s response to the RFP and further authorizes and hereby requests any person, firm, or corporation, if requested by the City, to furnish any information in verification of the recitals comprising this Proposal. By the signature provided below, the signatory affirms that the information provided herein and in this Proposal is true and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief. Attached hereto is authority provided by the Proposer’s governing body verifying the authority of the signatory to so execute this document.

By:

(signature)

Title:

Date:

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Exhibit B – Statement of Experience

Using the template format included below, list and describe three (3) projects that demonstrate Proposer’s history of successful completion of both similarly sized and scoped projects and projects utilizing the CMAR or other applicable alternative project delivery methods within the past ten (10) years.

Project No. ___

Name of Project:

Location:

OWNER’s Name and Address:

OWNER’s Contact Person (Print):

Phone/Fax No.: /

Initial Contract Price:

Final Contract Price:

For Design Projects, Construction Cost:

Contract Start Date: (Date of Notice to Proceed)

Contract Time: ( ) Calendar Days ( ) Working Days

Contract Substantial Completion Date:

Actual Substantial Completion Date:

If contract completion time extensions were added to the contract as a result of FIRM’s responsibilities, provide a short explanation of each.

Project Description and Statement of Relevance to this Project:

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Exhibit C - Proposed Project Key Personnel

Project Manager

Organization Doing Business As

Name of Individual

Years of Experience as Project Manager (minimum 15+ years experience managing similar projects of scope, preferred)

Years of Experience with this organization

Number of similar projects as Project Manager

Number of similar projects in other positions

Similar Project Experience

Project Name and Description Initial Contract Price

Final Contract Price

Initial Contract Completion Date

Actual Contract Completion Date

Reference Contact Information (listing names indicates approval to contacting the names individuals as a reference)

Name Name

Title/ Position Title/ Position

Organization Organization

Telephone Telephone

E-mail E-mail

Project Project

Candidate role on Project

Current Project Assignments

Name of Assignment Percent of Time Used for this

Estimated Project Completion Date

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Exhibit C - Proposed Project Key Personnel – Continued

Construction Manager

Organization Doing Business As

Name of Individual

Years of Experience as Project Construction Manager (minimum 10+ years experience working with similar projects of scope preferred)

Number of similar projects as Project

Number of similar projects in other positions

Similar Project Experience

Project Name and Description Initial Contract Price

Final Contract Price

Initial Contract Completion Date

Actual Contract

Name Name

Title/ Position Title/ Position

Organization Organization

Telephone Telephone

E-mail E-mail

Project Project

Percent of Time Used for this

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Preconstruction Manager

Name of Individual

Years of Experience as Project Pre-Construction Manager (minimum 10+ years experience working with similar projects of scope preferred)

Number of similar projects as Project Pre-

Number of similar projects in other positions

Similar Project Experience

Project Name and Description Initial Contract Price

Final Contract Price

Initial Contract Completion Date

Actual Contract

Name Name

Title/ Position Title/ Position

Organization Organization

Telephone Telephone

E-mail E-mail

Project Project

Percent of Time Used for this

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______________________ (Key Individual/Position as determined by Proposer)

Name of Individual

Years of Experience

Years of Experience with this organization

Number of similar projects

Number of similar projects in other positions

Similar Project Experience

Project Name and Description Initial Contract Price

Final Contract Price

Initial Contract Completion Date

Actual Contract

Name Name

Title/ Position Title/ Position

Organization Organization

Telephone Telephone

E-mail E-mail

Project Project

Percent of Time Used for this

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Exhibit D – Exceptions to Agreement (see Attachment 2)

Comment

Number

Location in

CMAR

Agreement

Exception and Rationale Suggested Alternate Language

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Exhibit E – Conflict of Interest

CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE FORM CIQ

For vendor doing business with local governmental entity

This questionnaire reflects changes made to the law by H.B. 23, 84th Leg., Regular Session.

This questionnaire is being filed in accordance with Chapter 176, Local Government Code, by a vendor who has a business relationship as defined by Section 176.001(1-a) with a local governmental entity and the vendor meets requirements under Section 176.006(a).

By law this questionnaire must be filed with the records administrator of the local governmental entity not later than the 7th business day after the date the vendor becomes aware of facts that require the statement to be filed. See Section

176.006(a-1), Local Government Code.

A vendor commits an offense if the vendor knowingly violates Section 176.006, Local Government Code. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor.

OFFICE USE ONLY

Date Received

1 Name of vendor who has a business relationship with local governmental entity.

Check this box if you are filing an update to a previously filed questionnaire. (The law requires that you file an updated completed questionnaire with the appropriate filing authority not later than the 7th business day after the date on which you became aware that the originally filed questionnaire was incomplete or inaccurate.)

3 Name of local government officer about whom the information is being disclosed.

Name of Officer

4 Describe each employment or other business relationship with the local government officer, or a family member of the officer, as described by Section 176.003(a)(2)(A). Also describe any family relationship with the local government officer. Complete subparts

A and B for each employment or business relationship described. Attach additional pages to this Form CIQ as necessary.

A. Is the local government officer or a family member of the officer receiving or likely to receive taxable income, other than investment income, from the vendor?

Yes No

B. Is the vendor receiving or likely to receive taxable income, other than investment income, from or at the direction of the local government officer or a family member of the officer AND the taxable income is not received from the local governmental entity?

Yes No

5 Describe each employment or business relationship that the vendor named in Section 1 maintains with a corporation or other business entity with respect to which the local government officer serves as an officer or director, or holds an ownership interest of one percent or more.

Check this box if the vendor has given the local government officer or a family member of the officer one or more gifts as described in Section 176.003(a)(2)(B),…